Haberlandia ueleensis

Haberlandia ueleensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Haberlandia
Species:	H. ueleensis
Binomial name
	Haberlandia ueleensis; Lehmann, 2011

Haberlandia ueleensis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

The wingspan is about 16.5 mm. The forewings are warm buff with buffy-olive lines and striae. The hindwings are warm buff with a reticulated (net-like) ecru-olive pattern.

Etymology

The species is named for the Uele provinces Bas-Uele and Haut-Uele.^[1]

References

^ Lehmann, I., 2011: The description of a new genus and twenty-three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea) from the lowland tropical rain forests of the Guineo-Congolian Region with notes on habitats and biogeography. Published by the author. Hamburg, 67 pages, 10 b/w plates, 6 colour plates, 1 coloured map: 1-67. Full article: [1]

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[1] Lehmann, I., 2011: The description of a new genus and twenty-three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea) from the lowland tropical rain forests of the Guineo-Congolian Region with notes on habitats and biogeography. Published by the author. Hamburg, 67 pages, 10 b/w plates, 6 colour plates, 1 coloured map: 1-67. Full article: [1]

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